Originally Posted by
capngrog
Do you know whether or not there are any Curtiss C-46s still flying up in Alaska?
Yes there are. My "C-47" note above should have read "C-46." There are several operated by Everts Air Cargo in Fairbanks and I usually see one of them every summer as they deliver fuel where I stay. Unfortunately, the "Salmon Ella" had an incident last summer due to an engine failure with a full load of diesel and gasoline. Thankfully, it ended on a good note but is undergoing repairs now (
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20180716-0 )
As to the 208 and Twotter, they just don't cut it with a load of 6"x6"x16' beams like a DC-3 can. Haven't seen any Caribous flying around, but we had a CASA 212 and a DC-6 make a stop this past summer. There's several L-382s around for the really big stuff, but I believe they don't run with gravel kits anymore and won't land on unimproved strips. I also heard of a CV-240 operating.